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John Edward Mercer (1857–1922)[1] was the Bishop of Tasmania from 1902 until 1914.[2]
Mercer was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, the son of a minister, and educated at Rossall School and Lincoln College, Oxford. Ordained by the Bishop of Durham in 1880, his first post was as a curate at Tanfield, Durham, followed by a year at Penshaw. He was then Chaplain/Missioner at his old school before two Manchester incumbencies at Angel Meadow and Gorton.[3][4] Nearly all his work during his early years was in poor, working-class parishes, and he took a great interest in social work, including work to improve living conditions in Manchester.[3]
He was appointed Bishop of Tasmania in May 1902.[3]
An eminent Christian scholar,[5] on his return from the colonial episcopate he continued to serve the Church as a Canon Residentiary at Chester Cathedral and finally, from 1919 until his death, as Archdeacon of Macclesfield.
He had married firstly Josephine Archdale, who died in Tasmania. He later remarried on his return to England.[6]
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